"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.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )