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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.