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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )