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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.