"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.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.