"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.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.