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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Provide with ( সরবরাহ করা (কোন জিনিস) ) I provide (supply) him with food.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.

Idioms:

  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.