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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.