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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • 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.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family