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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.