"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.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.

Idioms:

  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.