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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )