"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.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )