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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.