"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.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.

Idioms:

  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.