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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.