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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )