"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.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.

Idioms:

  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.