"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.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg