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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.