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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.

Idioms:

  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )