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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.