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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.