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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.