"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.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.