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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.