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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.