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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.