"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.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.