"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.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.