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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • 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.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide