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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.