"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.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.

Idioms:

  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )