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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.