"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.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.

Idioms:

  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )