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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.

Idioms:

  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.