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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.