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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?

Idioms:

  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )