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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.