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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?

Idioms:

  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.