"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.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.