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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.

Idioms:

  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.