"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.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.

Idioms:

  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.