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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.