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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide