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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.

Idioms:

  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • 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.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • 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.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.