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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.