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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly