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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.