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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.