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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.

Idioms:

  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.