"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.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • 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.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.