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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.

Idioms:

  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.