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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.