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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.