"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.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.