"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.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.

Idioms:

  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.