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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.

Idioms:

  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.