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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.