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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.