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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.

Idioms:

  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.