"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.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.