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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.

Idioms:

  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )