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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.