"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.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.