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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.