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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.

Idioms:

  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.