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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.