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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.