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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.