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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.