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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.