"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 about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.