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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.

Idioms:

  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.