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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.