"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.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.

Idioms:

  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )