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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.

Idioms:

  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.