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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.