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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.