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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.