"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.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.