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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.