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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )