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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.