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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.

Idioms:

  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.