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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.