"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.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.

Idioms:

  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.