"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )