"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.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.