"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.

Idioms:

  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.