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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.