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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?

Idioms:

  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.