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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.

Idioms:

  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather