"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.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )