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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.

Idioms:

  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.