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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.