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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.