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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.