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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.