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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.