"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.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )