"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.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.