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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.