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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.