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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.

Idioms:

  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.