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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.