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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.