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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.