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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.