"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.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.