"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.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.