"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.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.

Idioms:

  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.