"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.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist