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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.

Idioms:

  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )