"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.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • 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.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.