"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.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.

Idioms:

  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • 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.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.