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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.