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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.