"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.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.

Idioms:

  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.