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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.