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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.

Idioms:

  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.