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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.