"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.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.