"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.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.

Idioms:

  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.