"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.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )