"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.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.

Idioms:

  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.