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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.

Idioms:

  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.