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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.