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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.