"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.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.