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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.

Idioms:

  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.