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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.

Idioms:

  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.