"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.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?

Idioms:

  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.