"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.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.