"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.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.

Idioms:

  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.