"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.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.