"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.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.

Idioms:

  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.