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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.