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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.

Idioms:

  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.