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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )