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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )