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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.