"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.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.