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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.