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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.