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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.

Idioms:

  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.