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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.