"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.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.

Idioms:

  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.