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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.