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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.