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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.