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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • 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.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.