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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.