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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.