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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up