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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.