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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.