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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.