"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.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide