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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.