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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.