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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.