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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )