"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.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.

Idioms:

  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.