"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.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.