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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.