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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.