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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.

Idioms:

  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )