"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.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.