"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.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.