"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.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.

Idioms:

  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.