"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.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.