"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.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.