"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.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.

Idioms:

  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.