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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.

Idioms:

  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.