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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.