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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.