"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.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.