"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.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.