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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.