"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.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.

Idioms:

  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.