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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.

Idioms:

  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.