"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.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.