"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.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.