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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.