"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.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.