"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.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.