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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.

Idioms:

  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist