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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.