"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.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.