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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.