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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) 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.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )