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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )