"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.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.