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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.