"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.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.