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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.