"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.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.

Idioms:

  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.