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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.