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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.