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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.