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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.