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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.