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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.