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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • 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.