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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.

Idioms:

  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.