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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.

Idioms:

  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.