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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.