"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.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.