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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Unite with ( ঐক্যবদ্ধ হওয়া ) Be united with your friends.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.