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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story