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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.