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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.