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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.

Idioms:

  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.