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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?

Idioms:

  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.