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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.