"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.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.