"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.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.

Idioms:

  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.