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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.

Idioms:

  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family