"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.
  • Enter into ( প্রবেশ করা ) He entered into the room.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.