"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.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )