"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.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.