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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.