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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather