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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.