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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.