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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.

Idioms:

  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home