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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.