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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.