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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.