"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.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.

Idioms:

  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.