"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.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.