"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.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.