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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.