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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.

Idioms:

  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel