"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.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.