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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.

Idioms:

  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.