"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.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.