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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.

Idioms:

  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.