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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.

Idioms:

  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )