"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.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.

Idioms:

  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.