"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.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.