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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.

Idioms:

  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.