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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.