"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.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.