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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.