"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.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.