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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.