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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.