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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.