"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.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.