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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • 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.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )