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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.

Idioms:

  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.