"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.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.