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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.