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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.