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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.