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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.