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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )