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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home