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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.