"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.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly