"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.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Enter into ( প্রবেশ করা ) He entered into the room.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • 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.