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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.