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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • 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.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.