"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.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.

Idioms:

  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.