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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.