"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.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.