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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.

Idioms:

  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )