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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )