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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.