"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.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.