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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.