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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.

Idioms:

  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.