"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.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )