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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.

Idioms:

  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.