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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.