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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.