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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Trust to ( বিশ্বাস করা (ব্যক্তি) ) You may trust the work to me.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.