"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.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.

Idioms:

  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.