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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.