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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Trust to ( বিশ্বাস করা (ব্যক্তি) ) You may trust the work to me.

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.