"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.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.