"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.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.

Idioms:

  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.