"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.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush