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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.