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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Attach to ( জুড়ে দেওয়া ) Attach this file to the email.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.