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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.