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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.