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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.