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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.