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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.

Idioms:

  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.