"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.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.

Idioms:

  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.