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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.