"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.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.

Idioms:

  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.