"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.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.

Idioms:

  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.