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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.

Idioms:

  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.