"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.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.

Idioms:

  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.