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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.

Idioms:

  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.