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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.