Appropriate Preposition

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.