"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.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.