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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.