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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Trust to ( বিশ্বাস করা (ব্যক্তি) ) You may trust the work to me.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Deal with ( ব্যবহার করা ) He deals well with the customers.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.