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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )