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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.

Idioms:

  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses