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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.