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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.

Idioms:

  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home