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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • 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.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.