"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.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.

Idioms:

  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )