"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.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.

Idioms:

  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.