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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.