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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )