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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.

Idioms:

  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel