"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.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.