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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.