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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.