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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.