"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.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.

Idioms:

  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.