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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.