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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.

Idioms:

  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.