"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.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )