"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.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.

Idioms:

  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.