"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.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.