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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.