"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.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.