"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.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.