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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.

Idioms:

  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.