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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.