"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.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.