"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 for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )