"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.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.

Idioms:

  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.