"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.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.