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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.