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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.