"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.