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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.