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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.

Idioms:

  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.