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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.

Idioms:

  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )