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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.