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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.