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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.