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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.