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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )