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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.

Idioms:

  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.