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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.