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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.

Idioms:

  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.