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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.