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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.