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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.