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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.

Idioms:

  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.