"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.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.