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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.