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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.