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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.