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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.