"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.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.