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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.