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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.

Idioms:

  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • 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.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.