"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.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.