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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )