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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )