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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.