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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.