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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Unite with ( ঐক্যবদ্ধ হওয়া ) Be united with your friends.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.