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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.