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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.