"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.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.

Idioms:

  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush