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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.