"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.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )