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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.

Idioms:

  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.