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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.

Idioms:

  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • 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.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.