"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.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.