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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.