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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.