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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.