"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.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.

Idioms:

  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.