"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.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.

Idioms:

  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.