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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.