"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.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules

Idioms:

  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.