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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.