"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.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.