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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )