"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.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.