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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Deal with ( ব্যবহার করা ) He deals well with the customers.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.