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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.