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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel