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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.