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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.