"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.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.