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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.