"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.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?

Idioms:

  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.