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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.