"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.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.