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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.