"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.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.