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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.

Idioms:

  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.