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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.

Idioms:

  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.