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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.

Idioms:

  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.