"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.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.