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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?

Idioms:

  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.