"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.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.

Idioms:

  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family