"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.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.