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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.

Idioms:

  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.