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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.