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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.