"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.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Attach to ( জুড়ে দেওয়া ) Attach this file to the email.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.