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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.

Idioms:

  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • 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.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )