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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.