"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.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.