"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.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.