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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )