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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.