"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.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )