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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.