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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.