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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.

Idioms:

  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.