"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.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.

Idioms:

  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )