"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.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.

Idioms:

  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.