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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.

Idioms:

  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.