"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.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.

Idioms:

  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.