"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.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.

Idioms:

  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.