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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.