"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.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.