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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )