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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.