"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.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.