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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.