"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.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )