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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.