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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.