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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.

Idioms:

  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.