"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.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.