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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.