"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.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.

Idioms:

  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.