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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )