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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.