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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.