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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.