"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.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.