"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.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )