"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.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.

Idioms:

  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.