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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.

Idioms:

  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.