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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.