"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.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.