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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.

Idioms:

  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.