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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.