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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.