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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.