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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.