"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.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.