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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.