"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.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.