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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.