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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.