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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.