"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.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.

Idioms:

  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up