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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )