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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.

Idioms:

  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.