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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.