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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.