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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.