"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.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.

Idioms:

  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.