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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.