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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.