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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.