"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.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.