"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.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.