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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.