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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.