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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.

Idioms:

  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.