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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.