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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.

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.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.