"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.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.