"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.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.

Idioms:

  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.