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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.