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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.