"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.