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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.