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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.

Idioms:

  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.