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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.