"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.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.

Idioms:

  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.