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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.

Idioms:

  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.