"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.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )