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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.