"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.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.