"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.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.

Idioms:

  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.