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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.

Idioms:

  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.