"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.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.

Idioms:

  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.