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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.