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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.