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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.