"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.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.