"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.