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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.