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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.