"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.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.