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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.