"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.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.