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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Enter into ( প্রবেশ করা ) He entered into the room.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.