"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.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.