"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.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.