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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.