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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.