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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.