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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.