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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )