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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.

Idioms:

  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.