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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.