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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.