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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.