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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.